thanks for Chicago Mr. James

You always said I wouldnt stay
I guess you saw the way
Before it all began
Ive always been a changin train
And when you think on this
You might forgive me then
Thanks for Chicago Mr James
And all the shiny suits
And all the shining names
The things a country boy cant grace
Without the look of shame
Upon a city face
And you needed more
Than the smile I wore
You picked me up on my way down
The dusty one horse town
I wont forget the jail
The mayors wife and Cadillac
The sheriff on my back
Til you put up the bail
Thanks for Chicago Mr James
You got a lot of grace
But youre an empty place
The dawn falls hard upon my face
Ill move as I began
Thru fields without a plan
Thanks for Chicago Mr James
That world of grey and gold
That watched you growing old
The things I never saw I see
To think that Im still free
And Im not feeling cold